appeal vs courting

courting vs appeal

appeal and courting both are nouns.

appeal is a verb but courting is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appeal	Yes	No	Yes	No
courting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, courting is a hyponym of appeal; that is, courting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appeal:

appeal: earnest or urgent request
courting: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

Other hyponyms of appeal include adjuration, demagoguery, demagogy, plea, supplication, solicitation, suit, courtship, suit, wooing.

appeal (noun)	courting (noun)
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial	a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
earnest or urgent request
request for a sum of money

appeal (verb)	courting (verb)
request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
cite as an authority; resort to
be attractive to
take a court case to a higher court for review
challenge (a decision)

Difference between appeal and courting

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